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Hitchcock Chronology: 1953

Overview

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Month by Month

January

February

  • Angus MacPhail writes to Hitchcock from Nice, France, asking for help paying his hotel bills. Hitchcock immediately wires him some money. The director then becomes one of a group of MacPhail's friends who help clear the writer's debts so that he can return to England.[2]
  • I Confess opens to lukewarm reviews.[3]

March

  • Financial woes at Warner Bros. result in the studio halting production on all new projects for 90 days and studio executives are later asked to take a salary cut of up to 50%. This prompts Hitchcock to ask his agent Lew Wasserman to shop around for a new contract with a different studio — Wasserman eventually secures a lucrative deal with Paramount Studios on the proviso that Hitchcock adapts a story from a collection they've optioned by writer Cornell Woolrich as his first film.[4]
  • I Confess premieres in New York City.[5]

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • Grace Kelly's agent telephones her to let her know she has been offered the role of "Lisa" in Rear Window. Kelly has already been offered the lead role opposite Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront, but jumps at the chance to work with Hitchcock again.[15][16]
  • 8th - Actor Nigel Bruce, who appeared in Rebecca and Suspicion, dies of a heart attack, aged 58.
  • 20th - Screenwriter John Michael Hayes submits the first 21 pages of his initial draft of the Rear Window screenplay. The remaining 146 pages are completed by November 30th.[17][18]

November

December

See Also...

Notes & References

  1. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 368
  2. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 508
  3. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, pages 341-2
  4. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 6
  5. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 466
  6. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 468
  7. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 368
  8. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 11
  9. Radio: The Birds (Lux Radio Theater, 20/Jul/1953)
  10. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 343
  11. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, pages 483-85
  12. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 29
  13. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 483
  14. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 343
  15. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 345
  16. American Cinematographer (1990) - Hitchcock's Techniques Tell Rear Window Story
  17. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 33
  18. Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 483
  19. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 41
  20. American Cinematographer (1990) - Hitchcock's Techniques Tell Rear Window Story
  21. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 346
  22. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 41
  23. American Cinematographer (1990) - Hitchcock's Techniques Tell Rear Window Story
  24. The Alfred Hitchcock Presents Companion (2001) by Martin Grams Jnr & Patrik Wikstrom, page 16
  25. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, page 43
  26. American Cinematographer (1990) - Hitchcock's Techniques Tell Rear Window Story
  27. Patrick McGilligan states filming began in October, but this is likely an error.
  28. Writing with Hitchcock (2001) by Steven DeRosa, pages 91-92

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